12. The rivers and lakes are sinister (3)
When Lin Yudie woke up, Cheng Haoxuan happily took her around the valley a few times, introducing all kinds of rare and exotic grasses in the valley, interesting news. At this time, Lin Yudie looked at a path and pondered for a while, and suddenly said, "Cheng Gongzi, have you ever thought about going outside?" ”
"Outside? The master said that the rivers and lakes are sinister, people's hearts are unpredictable, people are floating in the rivers and lakes, how can they not be stabbed" Cheng Haoxuan shook his head, recalling what the master had said before.
"Yes, I am also a person in the rivers and lakes, I stepped into this circle, I couldn't help myself, and now I want to retreat, it is impossible to stay away from the rivers and lakes, I still have the mission left by the master has not been completed, and you, obviously have a good body of kung fu, why don't you go to show your ambitions, see what the outside world looks like, but spend a stable life in this deep mountain and wild forest." Lin Yudie clenched the fist in his hand, looked him in the eyes, and said word by word.
Hearing her words, Cheng Haoxuan's heart was foggy, since he entered the master's door, he practiced his homework every day, and he didn't dare to slack off, just to win the master's appreciation, what ambitions, the outside world, he never thought about it, he mentioned it to the master when he was young, and the master refuted it one by one. Now Lin Yudie mentions that his life seems to be too mediocre, just like the frog at the bottom of the well mentioned in the book.
So, he hugged his fists, "The girl's words have taught Cheng Mou." ”
The next day.
"Master, the disciple knows that his martial arts are mediocre, and he thinks that he should go to the rivers and lakes to experience and increase his knowledge, and he also asks the master for permission." Cheng Haoxuan knelt in front of his master early in the morning and said sincerely.
"Oh?" The master sitting on it wiped his beard, lost the majesty of the past, and looked at Cheng Haoxuan, who had grown up, with loving eyes, and was full of emotion, "Haoxuan, you are still young, you can know the danger outside, as the saying goes, people walk by the river, how can they not get their shoes wet, the days on the rivers and lakes are more difficult than in this valley, are you mentally prepared?" ”
"The disciple thought about it carefully last night, and he has already made up his mind that when he walks the rivers and lakes in the future, he will definitely not smear the master's face." Cheng Haoxuan kowtowed to the ground.
"That's it, so be it." The master waved his sleeves.
"The disciple has thanked the master, the master takes care." With the master's permission, Cheng Haoxuan knocked on the ground a few more times, and when he left, he didn't forget to look at the master, and when he saw that there was no command, he retreated.
Xia Qian, who was hiding on the side and eavesdropping at this time, saw Cheng Haoxuan walking inside, and immediately greeted him, pretending not to know the inside story and asking, "Senior brother, are you going to Miss Lin?" ”
"Exactly, I'm going to check on her injuries." Cheng Haoxuan nodded, seeing Xia Qian's expression of wanting to speak and stopping, worried that she would continue to ask other things, and hurriedly used light skills to escape.
It looked like she was about to leave here, and she had to go back to her room to pack her things. Xia Qian turned around and walked towards her house, and when she looked back, the master was standing in front with his back to her, startling her. At this time, he put his hands behind his back, his white clothes fluttered in the wind, and his hair had already turned gray, like those elders with fairy wind bones.
"The disciple has seen the master," Xia Qian didn't have the heart to guess why the master suddenly appeared here, thinking that Cheng Haoxuan was going to leave for the rivers and lakes with Lin Yudie soon, he was inevitably a little anxious in his heart.
"Yes." The master responded.
Xia Qian waited for a while, and seeing that he hadn't followed for a long time, he asked, "If the master doesn't give orders, the disciple will retire first." "I turned around and was about to leave.
"Slow," the master opened his still sharp eyes and looked at Xia Qian carefully, "For the master to know, you want to secretly follow your senior brother out." ”
was pierced by him with a sharp shot, Xia Qian first shook his head, didn't hide it much, and hugged his fists and said: "Please also ask the master for permission." ”
"Hmph, it's really that the hair hasn't grown together, so I just want to run outside, even if you are senior brother, why are you messing around?" The master blew his beard angrily and glared, waved his sleeves heavily, then stroked his beard, looked at the distance and sighed, "I really don't see the coffin and don't shed tears, when I was young, I was full of blood, I had to compete for some rankings in the rivers and lakes, and in the end it didn't become a piece of loess, why be persistent?" I don't know if I was talking to her or talking to myself, Xia Qian thought to himself, maybe the master also had a time when he was young and frivolous.
In summer, at noon, the weather is the hottest time, at this time, Cheng Haoxuan and Lin Yudie rode to a certain town to prepare to rest, so that they could rest.
After a while, I saw the sign of Qingfeng Town, "It's here!" Cheng Haoxuan happily turned over and dismounted, ready to lead the horse in, seeing that Lin Yudie was still on the horse, his eyes looked behind him, and he felt strange, so he followed her gaze and glared in surprise: "Senior sister, why did she follow?!" ”
Xia Qian, who was in the distance, tightened the package on his back, and "driven" and shook the horsewhip to speed up and rush over, the speed was extremely fast, and he rushed straight in their direction, without the slightest intention of stopping, so frightened that he hurriedly shouted: "Senior sister, stop, stop!" Pull the reins! ”
"Huh-" Xia Qian grabbed the horse in time, stopped a few steps away from him, and then dismounted with a neat movement, not at all like a beginner. Cheng Haoxuan wiped a handful of sweat, stepped forward and asked, "Senior sister, it was really dangerous just now, when did you learn to ride a horse?" How did you come along? Did the master agree? ”
"Naturally, the master agreed." Xia Qian stroked the horse's neck and replied nonchalantly, "I followed you all the way here, but you didn't find out." ”
"It seems that Miss Xia is hiding very deeply." Lin Yudie dismounted from the saddle in a heroic manner, and her movements were more imposing than Xia Qian's, and Cheng Haoxuan cast a praising gaze.
Seeing this scene in front of Xia Qian, the corners of her eyes twitched, she was just hiding her kung fu and riding a good horse, did Lin Yudie suppress her immediately? The battle between people is really complicated -
Different from the memory of the original owner, after learning that Xia Qian knew martial arts, Cheng Haoxuan did not have any intention of eating, but was happy for her. At this time, the three of them sat in the teahouse and rested for a while, chatting about what happened recently, they have been out for a while, the latest news is looking for a treasure, saying that the treasure can subvert the entire dynasty, it is extremely mysterious, as for what it looks like, no one knows, but there is a clue pointing to Lin Yudie in front of him, the heir of the old pavilion master of Qingquan.
A month ago, the old pavilion master of Qingquan was 103 years old, and the major sects of the rivers and lakes came to congratulate, which was originally a sensational happy event in the rivers and lakes, but in the process of his birthday, the old pavilion master was poisoned and died, and the disciples of Qingquan Pavilion were bound to find out the murderer, and forbade the actions of the visiting guests, and searched carefully, but some sects held themselves high and did not cooperate with the search, and the Qingquan Pavilion started to move, and the other sects also felt that they were extremely dissatisfied with the prohibition of their actions for a few days, and they were about to leave, how could the people of Qingquan Pavilion let the murderer leave, Attacking to block it forgot the severity for a while, hurting the disciples of other sects, and the final situation became out of control. Not only did Qingquan Pavilion not catch the murderer, but its reputation was also ruined. A few days later, it was rumored in the rivers and lakes that the old pavilion master of Qingquan had a treasure left to his disciple Lin Yudie, at that time, Lin Yudie, who learned of the death of his master, rushed all the way back, hoping to meet again before being buried, and was repeatedly ambushed on the way, and almost lost his life.
Xia Qian silently poured tea for herself, looked at Lin Yudie, who was speechless, and then looked at Cheng Haoxuan, bowed her head and drank tea, thinking in her heart that if she told them the truth, Lin Yudie would not have to run around for the so-called mission, and would not encounter all kinds of dangerous things and meet that person. But even if she told the truth, they wouldn't believe her.
The atmosphere was a little silent, Xia Qian was not a person who could find topics to talk to, he sat quietly aside, poured tea, drank tea, but Cheng Haoxuan couldn't sit still, and said, "I just heard people here say that there is a Linzhou in front, and there is a lively light show at night, which is very lively, and we will go over and have a look later, and it is not far away." ”
"A light show? Okay, let's take a look. Lin Yudie has always been a person who loves to be lively, where there is excitement, where to make up, knowing that the people in the rivers and lakes are eyeing the clues that she has treasures, and she needs to be low-key, but every time she encounters danger, she is always so lucky to escape, leaving a group of people to forget the dust and sigh. Xia Qian didn't bother to persuade her, and the senior brother couldn't do anything about her, let alone her.
I saw the big archway of Linzhou Street, full of colors, "10 million" golden ribbon hung with small lanterns hanging from six or seven meters of "high altitude", like a waterfall, it is really "suspected that the golden river falls in Linzhou". I can't count how many strange lights there are, and I can't see them with a pair of eyes. A colorful lantern is really a feast for the eyes, all kinds of zodiac depictions are depicted on the lantern, the vivid shadow, especially hanging on the big archway, the phoenix and the majestic dragon are breathtaking.
The three of them stood at the bottom of the archway, for them, such a spectacular lantern festival was really an eye-opener, and they couldn't close their mouths in surprise, Lin Yudie reacted first, and sighed: "I didn't expect us to catch up with the lantern festival here, it's so beautiful." ”
"yes."
"yes." Cheng Haoxuan and Xia Qian responded in unison, then looked at each other for a few seconds, and laughed.
"Look at what you haven't seen in the world, go to the front and take a look, and say that there will be no new discoveries." Lin Yudie pointed to the main street in front, there were all kinds of stalls next to it, every household hung lanterns, and handsome young women walked on the street, quite a blind date meeting in disguise. Xia Qian thought that there was also a picture here in the memory of the original owner, nothing special happened, and he could play with confidence.
Coincidentally, the Lantern Festival here is similar to the Lantern Festival in the 21st century where she lives, except that there are fewer dumplings and dumplings, and there are more kinds of pastries and flavors.